Axle Housing Tubes For Verstile Tractors

Axle housing tubes for verstile tractors TRACTORS Accessories 16-5-30 Almost everyone who owns a Versatile tractor is familiar with one of their biggest weak points - the axle housing tubes. Factory tubes are made out of mild, low tensile cast iron which breaks under high torque field conditions. We got into the business of making axle tubes as a normal part of our job-shop work and discovered that break-age of them is not unique to the rolling hills of this area. We've heard from farmers all over the U.S. and Canada with the same problem. We build our replacement tubes from high-tensile 4140 steel and guarantee them fully for five years. They're 2 1/2 times as strong as the originals. We have two sizes to fit the full range of Versatiles. They sell for $1,000, which is more than factory replacements but with our parts you know you've got the problem solved. Another problem with Versatiles are the brake calipers which cost about $600 to replace. We rebuild them for about $80 plus freight. We also make brake rotors, which sell -for $138. (Keith Lunders, K & M Industries, Inc., Box66, Troy, Idaho 83871 ph 208 835-2281)

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